Come on, my fellow white folks, we have something to confess. Out with it, friends, the biggest secret known to whites since the invention of powdered rouge: welfare is a white program. The numbers go like this: 61% of the population receiving welfare, listed as "means-tested cash assistance" by the Census Bureau, is identified as whit e, while only 33% is identified as black. These numbers notwithstanding, the Republican version of "political correctness" has given us "welfare cheat" as a new term for African American since the early days of Ronald Reagan.
Our confession surely stands: white folks have been gobbling up the welfare budget while blaming someone else. But it’s worse than that. If we look at Social Security, which is another form of welfare, although it is often mistaken for an individual insurance program, then whites are the ones who are crowding the trough. We receive almost twice as much per capita, for an aggregate ad
A. confession.
B. hypocrisy.
C. arrogance.
D. hysteria.
Birth, marriage and death: these are
the greatest events in human life. Many things, good and bad, can happen to us
in our lives. (79) {{U}}Yet there are three days which are usually marked by some
kind of special ceremony: the day we are born; the day we get married and the
day we die. {{/U}}These are the three main ’events in life. We only have a choice
in the second of these: we can choose whether or not to marry. But we have no
choice in birth and death. All human beings from the most primitive to the most
sophisticated--are affected by these three events. The only thing that differs
in each society is the way these events are celebrated. Yet all societies share
common characteristics. Birth is a time of joy. The proud parents receive
congratulations and presents on behalf of the new-born. Marriage is also a time
of joy. The A. who B. that C. when D. whose [单选题]肝性脑病的主要表现是:
A. 血氨升高 B. 肝功能异常 C. 意识障碍和昏迷 D. 黄疸 E. 大量腹水 [单选题]以清算、快速变现或带有一定优惠条件的出售,其售价往往低于正常的交易价格,这属于设备比较因素中的( )。
A.个别因素 B.交易因素 C.时间因素 D.地域因素 [判断题]低压电气工作时,拆开的引线、断开的线头应采取胶布包裹等遮蔽措施。
A.正确 B.错误 [多项选择]旅客购买车票的有效身份证件包括()。
A. 港澳居民来往内地通行证 B. 中华人民共和国来往港澳通行证 C. 台湾居民来往大陆通行证 D. 外国人居留证 [单选题]气瓶间安全距离不应小于( )m,与明火安全全距离不应小于()m.
A. 10 5 B. 5 10 C.3 5 D.5 3 [单项选择]男性,25岁。无症状,近日婚前检查发现HBsAg(+),来医院进一步做了HBV两对半,患者最关心的是有无传染性。下列指标中,代表有传染性的是()
A. HBsAg B. 抗-HBs C. HBeAg D. 抗-HBe E. 抗-HBc [判断题]消防站车库门口紧邻市政道路的,应安排人员实施警戒,提示门前来往车辆、行人。()
A.正确 B.错误 我来回答: 提交
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